{"id":37215,"date":"2026-03-15T16:18:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Steven-Asplund-thought-he-did-enough-to-win-against-Vitor-Petrino-200462"},"modified":"2026-03-15T16:18:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T16:18:42","slug":"steven-asplund-thought-he-did-enough-to-win-against-vitor-petrino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/steven-asplund-thought-he-did-enough-to-win-against-vitor-petrino\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Asplund thought he did enough to win against Vitor Petrino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/steven-asplund-thought-he-did-enough-to-win-against-vitor-petrino.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Steven Asplund got busted up at UFC Vegas 114. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Steven-Asplund-407940\">Steven<br \/>\nAsplund<\/a> believes he should have won a decision against <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Vitor-Petrino-255313\">Vitor<br \/>\nPetrino<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Asplund (7-2) took on Petrino (14-2) in his sophomore <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> outing at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-Fight-Night-269-March-14-110785\"><br \/>\nUFC Vegas 114<\/a> on Saturday. Asplund dropped Petrino in the first<br \/>\nround and looked close to securing a finish. However, Petrino<br \/>\nweathered the early storm and got his offense going in the second<br \/>\nround. Petrino left Asplund all bloodied up after 15 minutes to<br \/>\nearn a unanimous decision victory.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, Asplund believes he did enough to sway the scorecards in<br \/>\nhis favor. The heavyweight newcomer uploaded a video of his<br \/>\nbloodied face from the hospital, urging Dana White to take notice.<br \/>\nThe 27-year-old was slightly overwhelmed with emotions while<br \/>\nthanking his fans for their support.<\/p>\n<h2>Still Pushing<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s clearly not the decision we want,\u201d Asplund said on his<br \/>\n<a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedCorner_MMA\/status\/2032988013974925505\">Instagram Stories<\/a>. \u201cI ain\u2019t gonna lie, I<br \/>\nthought I was gonna get the nod. My face looks like a mess. But<br \/>\nf\u2014k, I dropped that bastard, what I thought was two times. I got up<br \/>\nfrom a f\u2014\u2014ing takedown and couldn\u2019t sub me. Hey, man, I told you<br \/>\nmotherf\u2014-ers, you gonna have to kill me. The \u2018Concrete\u2019 is still<br \/>\npushing, so I\u2019ll see whoever is next in a couple of months. Hey<br \/>\nDana, I hope you like this s\u2014t. Holler at your boy. Thank you,<br \/>\nguys, so much for all the love and support. It means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asplund made his UFC debut last December, scoring a stoppage win<br \/>\nover <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Sean-Sharaf-344701\">Sean<br \/>\nSharaf<\/a>. Meanwhile, Petrino is now riding a three-fight winning<br \/>\nstreak with two finishes.&nbsp; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Asplund got busted up at UFC Vegas 114. | Getty\/UFC Steven Asplund believes he should have won a decision against Vitor Petrino.&nbsp; Asplund (7-2) took on Petrino (14-2) in his sophomore UFC outing at UFC Vegas 114 on Saturday. Asplund dropped Petrino in the first round and looked close to securing a finish. 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